Tag: Huron Capital
Huron Capital completes sale of Sciens Building Solutions
December 21, 2021SSN Staff
DETROIT—Huron Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced that it has sold a majority interest in Sciens Building Solutions, a prominent full-service commercial fire and life safety company, to funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle.
The company's senior management team, as well as Huron, will retain minority equity stakes in the business, and Huron will maintain a seat on Sciens' board of directors.
Headquartered in San Francisco,...
Huron Capital's Sciens Building Solutions acquires Critical System Solutions
August 5, 2019SSN Staff
DETROIT—Operationally focused private equity firm Huron Capital announced its fire service and integrated solutions ExecFactor platform Sciens Building Solutions has acquired St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Critical System Solutions (CSS), a full-service provider of comprehensive life safety systems and products. Founded in 2005, CSS specializes in the design, installation and maintenance of fire detection, security, access control and sprinkler systems, and serves the commercial, retail, industrial,...
Huron Capital's Sciens Building Solutions acquires again
July 26, 2017SSN Staff
DETROIT—Huron Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm based here, on July 20 announced its fire detection and security services ExecFactor platform, Sciens Building Solutions, has acquired Pleasanton, Calif.-based Sabah International Inc.“We think Sabah is a great addition to the Sciens platform,” Terry Heath, Sciens CEO, said in the announcement. “Sabah gives us a meaningful presence on the West Coast, with an impressive customer list and a strong reputation...
Huron Capital's Sciens Building Solutions completes second acquisition
March 15, 2017Paul Ragusa
DETROIT—Huron Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm based here, announced its fire detection and security services platform, Sciens Building Solutions, has acquired W.W. Gay Fire & Integrated Systems Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based company that has been in business for 42 years. Sciens acquired its first company, WSA Systems of Boca Raton, Fla., in September of 2016.In 2015, Huron Capital formed Sciens in partnership with former Siemens executive, Terry Heath, to pursue a buy-and-build...